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The creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr. Steven C. Hayes, joins the show to help us explore how to use techniques from this powerful approach to therapy to address major challenges and improve our wellbeing.\nAbout our Guest: Dr. Steven C. Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the Department of Psychology of the University of Nevada. He's the creator of ACT, and the \xa0author of 44 books and over 600 scientific articles. His most recent book is A Liberated Mind: How To Pivot Toward What Matters, an essential guide to ACT.\xa0\nLife After COVID Summit: Join Dr. Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson, and a roster of world-class experts including Dr. Hayes during this FREE three-day online event to explore our life after COVID. Click here to learn more about the Summit and register now.\nKey Topics:\n2:25: The basics of ACT.\n5:30: The Lord of the Rings and psychological flexibility.\n7:15: Accepting our own history.\xa0\n10:45: How can we accept painful things?\n13:45: Language, technology, and how it gets in the way.\n18:00: Coming into the present moment.\n21:00: Determinism, autonomy, and agency.\n26:30: How can we make change last?\n29:30: Steven\u2019s experience with accepting tinnitus.\xa0\n34:45: How to keep growing when the world pushes back.\n45:30: Giving people an opportunity to impress you.\n49:00: Dealing with anger.\xa0\n53:30: Pitfalls while using ACT.\xa0\n56:10: Recap\nForrest has a new YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel, and watch his newest video over there.\xa0\nSponsors:\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nJoin\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes